Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning

Understanding the ecological complexity underlying ecosystem services supply is essential to improve the practical application of the ecosystem services concept, enhance stakeholder understanding, and support effective ecosystem-based management. This study applied a theoretical network-based overvi...

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Autores: Cunha, Jacinto, Cabecinha, Edna, Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián, Balbi, Stefano, Elliott, Michael, Ramos, Sandra
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Ecological functions
Food-webs
Ecological networks
Societal goods and benefits
Ecosystem-based management
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spelling Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioningCunha, JacintoCabecinha, EdnaVillasante Larramendi, Carlos SebastiánBalbi, StefanoElliott, MichaelRamos, SandraEcological functionsFood-websEcological networksSocietal goods and benefitsEcosystem-based managementUnderstanding the ecological complexity underlying ecosystem services supply is essential to improve the practical application of the ecosystem services concept, enhance stakeholder understanding, and support effective ecosystem-based management. This study applied a theoretical network-based overview of the ecosystem services cascade framework, linking the different ‘steps’, from the ecological structure and functioning to ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits. Combining ecosystem models, information from the literature, and empirical data, the robustness of the ecological sub-system ecological functions supply underpinning the supply of regulation and maintenance ecosystem services was analyzed, at a coastal-marine interface of the northern coast of Portugal. The findings highlight the intricate relationships within the system ecological components that contribute to regulation and maintenance ecosystem services supply. The analysis shows that lower trophic levels (e.g. algae and macroalgae, macrophytes, macrozoobenthos or suprabenthic invertebrates) are key to directly sustaining function supply and the consequent regulation and maintenance ecosystem services, and phytoplankton and zooplankton the most important groups in indirectly support the ecological functioning in the region. Some ecological functions revealed a potential lack of resistance and resilience due to being supplied by one or a few functional groups, while most functions were supplied by various biota groups. The findings emphasize the significance of considering the different biota group relationships in management practices. This holistic approach allows managers and regulators to navigate the complexities in marine and coastal ecological systems that support its functioning and the provision of regulation and maintenance ecosystem services, and thus the provision of the other types of services and hence societal goods and benefits, to mitigate potential unaccounted or indirect pressures on system componentsElsevierUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Fundamentos da Análise EconómicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)20252025-09-1720252025-09-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/44578reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)InglésengEuropean Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 Horizon Europe Framework Programme 101082048open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/445782026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
title Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
spellingShingle Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
Cunha, Jacinto
Ecological functions
Food-webs
Ecological networks
Societal goods and benefits
Ecosystem-based management
title_short Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
title_full Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
title_fullStr Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
title_full_unstemmed Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
title_sort Regulation and maintenance ecosystem services in a coastal-marine continuum: Unravelling the underlying ecological structure and functioning
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cunha, Jacinto
Cabecinha, Edna
Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián
Balbi, Stefano
Elliott, Michael
Ramos, Sandra
author Cunha, Jacinto
author_facet Cunha, Jacinto
Cabecinha, Edna
Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián
Balbi, Stefano
Elliott, Michael
Ramos, Sandra
author_role author
author2 Cabecinha, Edna
Villasante Larramendi, Carlos Sebastián
Balbi, Stefano
Elliott, Michael
Ramos, Sandra
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Fundamentos da Análise Económica
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Ambientais (CRETUS)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecological functions
Food-webs
Ecological networks
Societal goods and benefits
Ecosystem-based management
topic Ecological functions
Food-webs
Ecological networks
Societal goods and benefits
Ecosystem-based management
description Understanding the ecological complexity underlying ecosystem services supply is essential to improve the practical application of the ecosystem services concept, enhance stakeholder understanding, and support effective ecosystem-based management. This study applied a theoretical network-based overview of the ecosystem services cascade framework, linking the different ‘steps’, from the ecological structure and functioning to ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits. Combining ecosystem models, information from the literature, and empirical data, the robustness of the ecological sub-system ecological functions supply underpinning the supply of regulation and maintenance ecosystem services was analyzed, at a coastal-marine interface of the northern coast of Portugal. The findings highlight the intricate relationships within the system ecological components that contribute to regulation and maintenance ecosystem services supply. The analysis shows that lower trophic levels (e.g. algae and macroalgae, macrophytes, macrozoobenthos or suprabenthic invertebrates) are key to directly sustaining function supply and the consequent regulation and maintenance ecosystem services, and phytoplankton and zooplankton the most important groups in indirectly support the ecological functioning in the region. Some ecological functions revealed a potential lack of resistance and resilience due to being supplied by one or a few functional groups, while most functions were supplied by various biota groups. The findings emphasize the significance of considering the different biota group relationships in management practices. This holistic approach allows managers and regulators to navigate the complexities in marine and coastal ecological systems that support its functioning and the provision of regulation and maintenance ecosystem services, and thus the provision of the other types of services and hence societal goods and benefits, to mitigate potential unaccounted or indirect pressures on system components
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2025-09-17
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